Seychelles is looking into the possibility of developing new industries by reusing and recycling fishing nets and gear currently abandoned at the Ile Du Port, Zone 14. The Department of Blue Economy in collaboration with the Organisation of Frozen Tuna Producers – OPAGAC – has embarked on a project to explore the potential use and […]
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Today, startup studio 1888EC unveiled Triopia, the country’s first travel and leisure platform aimed at creating digital solutions and job opportunities within Ethiopia’s tourism sector. Developed in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, the platform was launched at the opening of 1888EC’s headquarters in Addis Ababa. Triopia harnesses the impact that digital tools have had on tourism. While globally, many travellers plan their trips using online travel agencies (OTAs), digitally user‐generated content […]
James Emejo and Folalumi Alaran in Abuja The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) working with relevant research institutions in Nigeria, said it has developed a new rice variety which could increase yield by 20 per cent and significantly boost the food security agenda of the federal government. Partnering the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI) and […]
IF anyone asked them, the two Tanzanian students who invented the radar system and missile interceptor would quickly say that before meeting at the university, they had nothing in common except their passion for computer technology. Their passion led them to pursue a Diploma course in Computer Science, at the St. Joseph University in Tanzania […]
Registered trucks and drivers are connected online, matched with cargo transport demand Karim Dembele, a truck driver from Mali, emerges from his truck where he has been taking a nap. He is in Togo’s capital Lomé, waiting to cross the border in neighbouring Ghana, and then truck some 720 km to his destination, Abidjan, in […]
Africa could start using locally manufactured COVID-19 vaccines next year after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced plans for the first mRNA technology transfer hub in South Africa. Messenger RNA or mRNA is an advanced technology that forms the basis of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. It works by teaching cells how to make […]
Nairobi — A global development organization says women run more online businesses in Africa, but face greater challenges than online firms led by men. The International Financial Corporation, which is the arm of the World Bank that helps the private sector and Jumia, the largest online business platform in Africa, said in a new report […]
As an academic working at a university in Kenya, I’ve witnessed at first hand the massive disruptions to learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation is not unique to Kenya. Universities in neighbouring Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia are similarly affected. Kenya has over 70 universities, 38 of them public and 35 private. Over 500,000 […]
Tunis/Tunisia — The social innovation accelerator Lab’ess has just launched the 8th promotion of its incubation program which will support a dozen new social impact project leaders. Each project leader will get a training worth 20,000 dinars over a period of six months, Lab’ess said in a press release on Monday. This comprehensive support system […]
The vehicle was designed to eliminate carbon emissions associated with internal combustion engines, as well as minimise acoustic noise when in operation. The University of Lagos is test-running its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) it initiated in 2018. The institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor, (Academics and Research), Oluwole Familoni, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency […]
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s biggest bank, recognized for its role in fighting Covid-19 and empowering women. 23-Jun-2021 Standard Bank Group was on Wednesday named African Bank of the Year by a leading publication in recognition of the banking giant’s achievements in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and empowering women. African Banker magazine announced the winners of […]
London — A Mozambican entrepreneur, Dayn Amade, on Tuesday was awarded a United States Patent for the design of his Community Tablet trailer, which will protect the design for fifteen years. The four-wheeled trailer contains four touch screen computers with linked printers, refrigeration for medicines, and is powered by solar panels. It has been in […]
Gabriel Kondesi was 21 years old in 2009 when the police arrested him for running a radio station without a licence. The school dropout had constructed the station himself three years prior, using three small transistor radios, car batteries, TV aerials, wires, and a radio cassette player. Now, he’s one of several young people honing […]
A firm that delivers project finance and trade finance services to companies operating in the global emerging markets. Delphos International Ltd., an independent financial advisory firm, is partnering with the Social Innovation Summit 2021 . After 18 successful summits in New York (United Nations), Chicago, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., SIS will be […]
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Associate Professor Dyllon Randall has won the South African Institution of Chemical Engineers (SAIChE) 2021 Innovation Award for a project on the development of a fertiliser-producing urinal and urine bio-brick process. Dr Randall is a chemical engineer by training and is currently an associate professor in water quality engineering […]
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s first cohort of 137 business mentors for startups and SMEs and 20 startup enterprises will graduate at a special ceremony to be held later this month. The graduates were trained through the Center for African Leadership Studies (CALs)/xHub, which are part of the Young Africa Works in Ethiopia program, a partnership […]
Machine translation benchmarks were recently set for more than 30 African languages, classified in the Natural Language Processing space as the ‘The Left-Behinds’. The benchmarks are the first advances for some of the 2,000-odd living African languages and present a case for information accessibility through language technology. If there was a perfect Machine Translation system […]
The United States government has revealed plans to supply drones to Nigeria as part of its commitment to help overcome security challenges in the country. The American Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Mary Beth Leonard, stated this in Sokoto at a round table discussion with journalists in the state. She said the drones would help Nigeria […]